Photographs: Ballingeary, Co. Cork

St.Patrick's-cabbage Saxifraga spathularis Cabáiste an mhadra rua Family: Saxifragaceae Flowering time: May-July. Perennial. Native. Numerous small white flowers with down-turned red sepals and pink anthers. Basal rosettes of coarse-toothed, spoon-shaped leaves with transluscent margins. The sparsely hairy broad flat leaf stalks are usually longer than the leaf. Part of Lusitanian Flora Mainly south and west Ireland, locally abundant on damp acidic rocks. Similar: Kidney Saxifrage, S. hirsuta and their hybrid S. x polita Sometimes confused with London-pride (Saxifraga × urbium)

St Patrick's-cabbage, Saxifraga spathularis, Cabáiste an mhadra rua